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Private tour - Discover 'Rota Vicentina' (7 days)
7 days
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About this activity
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Stop At: Bar de Funcheira, Garvão, 7670, Portugal
Transfer: Funcheira train station – Vila Nova de Milfontes
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Minipreco, R. Custódio Brás Pacheco 61, 7645-256 Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal
Welcome food & drink
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Public Garden-Vila Nova de Milfontes, Vila Nova de Milfontes Portugal
Free dinner in Vila Nova de Milfontes
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Vila Nova de Milfontes. Double room.
Day 2: São Luís
Stop At: Padaria S. Luís, R. Liga dos Amigos, 7630-174 São Luís, Portugal
09h00
"Rota Vicentina" circular pedestrian walk: São Luís has always been a village rich in resources, resources exploited in activities such as mining, cork extraction, timber production, cattle raising ... are all these activities that we will discover on a 3.5 km pedestrian path.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Electro Fortunato, N120 38, 7630-174 São Luís, Portugal
13h00
Lunch at "Destilaria do Ferrador"
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cafe Nascer Do Sol, M532, 7630-174 São Luís, Portugal
15h00
In São Luís a large community of artists from multiple nationalities meets. We will find them in an old haberdashery that transformed into a cultural and artistic space. Here we will have a special program: with materials derived from nature - plants, leaves, clay - we create unique pieces that we will take at the end to remind us of this beautiful region of Portugal.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte. Double room.
Day 3: Odemira
Stop At: Praia das Furnas, Odemira Portugal
09h00
Boat trip from Vila Nova de Milfontes to Odemira, along the Mira River. During the course we get to know the life story of Dona São: it was in the 70's, before the Milfontes Bridge, her father began to cross the Mira River, transporting people, animals, vehicles and goods, whether it was winter. It was in 1990 that Dona Saint replaces her father in this office, and it will be she who will take us to Odemira.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Tasca do Bernardo, Portugal, R. dos Carpinterios 6, 7630-174, Portugal
13h00
Lunch at "Tasca do Bernardo" restaurant, at Boavista dos Pinheiros, a typical restaurant with a good gastronomy in Alentejo.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Igreja da Misericórdia, 7630-174 Odemira, Portugal
Leisure afternoon to visit the village of Odemira, highlighting the sixteenth-century church of Misericórdia with an impressive array of frescoes. Possibility to climb to Cerro dos Moinhos Juntos and visit the windmill built in 1874 and still in operation today.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: CACO - Associação de Artesãos de Odemira, Av. Tiófilo da Trindade Nº8, 7630-124 Odemira, Portugal
For those who want to get their hands on, join a local craftsman in the Handicraft Association of Odemira. The purpose of this association is to make known, value and disseminate the craft activity (carpets, basketwork, woodworking ...).
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Chocolates da Beatriz, R. Veríssimo de Almeida 5, 8000-444 Faro, Portugal
18h00
Sweet afternoon tea, at the Chocolates da Beatriz chocolate shop: in a cozy atmosphere we'll taste Argentinian Beatriz's handcrafted chocolate, who brought us all the chocolate-making know-how from that country.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch: Tasca do Bernardo
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte. Double room.
Day 4: Free day
Stop At: Rota Vicentina, Passeio Quinta da Estrela, 3, 7630-130 Odemira, Portugal
Use the free day to discover the coast.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte. Double room.
Day 5: Free day
Stop At: Rota Vicentina, Passeio Quinta da Estrela, 3, 7630-130 Odemira, Portugal
Use the free day to discover the coast.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte.
Day 6: Santa Clara-a-Velha
Stop At: Santa Clara Dam, Santa Clara-a-Velha, 7665, Portugal
09h00
In the quiet village of Santa Clara-a-Velha, one lives the purity of the Alentejo mystic. It is this village that gives the name to the Dam, the great unexpected lake of the vast mountain range of the vast county of Odemira. From here, we make a pedestrian course of 10 km, dominated by the riverside vegetation with acacias, mimosas, poplar, ash, willows, reeds and atabúas. Watercress and poejo cover the shallow sections of the river outside the flood season, and the deeper backwaters are covered with water lilies. In the most fertile lands, by the river, there are orchards and orchards of orange trees, fig trees and olive trees.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Santa Clara Country Hotel, Santa Clara-a-Velha, 7665-879, Portugal
13h00
We arrive at the Hotel de Santa-a-Clara, near the dam, and here we will have another gastronomic moment.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Santa Clara-a-Velha Post Office, Santa Clara-a-Velha, 7665-880, Portugal
15h00
In the afternoon, depending on the season, we can go to pick up fruit trees, visit a distillery, stroll along the hill, always at the rhythm of the day!
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Parish Council of Martinho das Amoreiras, R. Vale de Brique, 7630, Portugal
19h30
Snack-dinner in S. Martinho das Amoreiras, in a typical tavern, with Performance of Sing to the Bunch and Viola Campaniça: oral practice characterized by a poetic speech, created at the moment and presented in a sung way, using as musical support the melody of a fashion Campaniça. This tradition of singing to the challenge began to be practiced at the end of the 19th century in the county of Odemira, having spread to other neighboring municipalities in the early twentieth century.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte. Double Room.
Day 7: Departure
Stop At: Parish Council of Martinho das Amoreiras, R. Vale de Brique, 7630, Portugal
Transfer to the train or bus station.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
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Day 1: Arrival
Stop At: Bar de Funcheira, Garvão, 7670, Portugal
Transfer: Funcheira train station – Vila Nova de Milfontes
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Minipreco, R. Custódio Brás Pacheco 61, 7645-256 Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal
Welcome food & drink
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Public Garden-Vila Nova de Milfontes, Vila Nova de Milfontes Portugal
Free dinner in Vila Nova de Milfontes
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Vila Nova de Milfontes. Double room.
Day 2: São Luís
Stop At: Padaria S. Luís, R. Liga dos Amigos, 7630-174 São Luís, Portugal
09h00
"Rota Vicentina" circular pedestrian walk: São Luís has always been a village rich in resources, resources exploited in activities such as mining, cork extraction, timber production, cattle raising ... are all these activities that we will discover on a 3.5 km pedestrian path.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Electro Fortunato, N120 38, 7630-174 São Luís, Portugal
13h00
Lunch at "Destilaria do Ferrador"
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cafe Nascer Do Sol, M532, 7630-174 São Luís, Portugal
15h00
In São Luís a large community of artists from multiple nationalities meets. We will find them in an old haberdashery that transformed into a cultural and artistic space. Here we will have a special program: with materials derived from nature - plants, leaves, clay - we create unique pieces that we will take at the end to remind us of this beautiful region of Portugal.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte. Double room.
Day 3: Odemira
Stop At: Praia das Furnas, Odemira Portugal
09h00
Boat trip from Vila Nova de Milfontes to Odemira, along the Mira River. During the course we get to know the life story of Dona São: it was in the 70's, before the Milfontes Bridge, her father began to cross the Mira River, transporting people, animals, vehicles and goods, whether it was winter. It was in 1990 that Dona Saint replaces her father in this office, and it will be she who will take us to Odemira.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Tasca do Bernardo, Portugal, R. dos Carpinterios 6, 7630-174, Portugal
13h00
Lunch at "Tasca do Bernardo" restaurant, at Boavista dos Pinheiros, a typical restaurant with a good gastronomy in Alentejo.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Igreja da Misericórdia, 7630-174 Odemira, Portugal
Leisure afternoon to visit the village of Odemira, highlighting the sixteenth-century church of Misericórdia with an impressive array of frescoes. Possibility to climb to Cerro dos Moinhos Juntos and visit the windmill built in 1874 and still in operation today.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: CACO - Associação de Artesãos de Odemira, Av. Tiófilo da Trindade Nº8, 7630-124 Odemira, Portugal
For those who want to get their hands on, join a local craftsman in the Handicraft Association of Odemira. The purpose of this association is to make known, value and disseminate the craft activity (carpets, basketwork, woodworking ...).
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Chocolates da Beatriz, R. Veríssimo de Almeida 5, 8000-444 Faro, Portugal
18h00
Sweet afternoon tea, at the Chocolates da Beatriz chocolate shop: in a cozy atmosphere we'll taste Argentinian Beatriz's handcrafted chocolate, who brought us all the chocolate-making know-how from that country.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch: Tasca do Bernardo
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte. Double room.
Day 4: Free day
Stop At: Rota Vicentina, Passeio Quinta da Estrela, 3, 7630-130 Odemira, Portugal
Use the free day to discover the coast.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte. Double room.
Day 5: Free day
Stop At: Rota Vicentina, Passeio Quinta da Estrela, 3, 7630-130 Odemira, Portugal
Use the free day to discover the coast.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte.
Day 6: Santa Clara-a-Velha
Stop At: Santa Clara Dam, Santa Clara-a-Velha, 7665, Portugal
09h00
In the quiet village of Santa Clara-a-Velha, one lives the purity of the Alentejo mystic. It is this village that gives the name to the Dam, the great unexpected lake of the vast mountain range of the vast county of Odemira. From here, we make a pedestrian course of 10 km, dominated by the riverside vegetation with acacias, mimosas, poplar, ash, willows, reeds and atabúas. Watercress and poejo cover the shallow sections of the river outside the flood season, and the deeper backwaters are covered with water lilies. In the most fertile lands, by the river, there are orchards and orchards of orange trees, fig trees and olive trees.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Santa Clara Country Hotel, Santa Clara-a-Velha, 7665-879, Portugal
13h00
We arrive at the Hotel de Santa-a-Clara, near the dam, and here we will have another gastronomic moment.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Santa Clara-a-Velha Post Office, Santa Clara-a-Velha, 7665-880, Portugal
15h00
In the afternoon, depending on the season, we can go to pick up fruit trees, visit a distillery, stroll along the hill, always at the rhythm of the day!
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Parish Council of Martinho das Amoreiras, R. Vale de Brique, 7630, Portugal
19h30
Snack-dinner in S. Martinho das Amoreiras, in a typical tavern, with Performance of Sing to the Bunch and Viola Campaniça: oral practice characterized by a poetic speech, created at the moment and presented in a sung way, using as musical support the melody of a fashion Campaniça. This tradition of singing to the challenge began to be practiced at the end of the 19th century in the county of Odemira, having spread to other neighboring municipalities in the early twentieth century.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Branco de Cal or Naturarte. Double Room.
Day 7: Departure
Stop At: Parish Council of Martinho das Amoreiras, R. Vale de Brique, 7630, Portugal
Transfer to the train or bus station.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Included
- 1x Dinner
- 3x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 6 nights
- Accommodation 6 nights in a double room.
- Transport for the purposes of the itinerary
- Heritage interpreter throughout (driver/guide)
- Entry/Admission - Bar de Funcheira
- Entry/Admission - Minipreco
- Entry/Admission - Padaria S. Luís
- Entry/Admission - Electro Fortunato
- Entry/Admission - Cafe Nascer Do Sol
- Entry/Admission - Praia das Furnas
- Entry/Admission - Tasca do Bernardo
- Entry/Admission - CACO - Associação de Artesãos de Odemira
- Entry/Admission - Chocolates da Beatriz
- Entry/Admission - Santa Clara Dam
- Entry/Admission - Santa Clara Country Hotel
- Entry/Admission - Santa Clara-a-Velha Post Office
- Entry/Admission - Parish Council of Martinho das Amoreiras
Not included
- Private transportation
- Flights
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Entry/Admission - Public Garden-Vila Nova de Milfontes
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
75%
